LA Times Today: Pacific Palisades girl died in an electric bike crash. Her parents’ warning
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A growing number of Americans are turning to electric bikes for transportation.
According to data from the Light Electric Vehicle Association, e-bike sales jumped 70 percent in 2021 from the year before.
But with e-bikes reaching speeds of nearly 30-miles-per hour, they pose risk for riders, especially children.
L.A. Times reporter Noah Goldberg wrote about a family in the Pacific Palisades who is calling for increased safety measures after their 12-year-old daughter was killed in an e-bike crash.
According to data from the Light Electric Vehicle Association, e-bike sales jumped 70 percent in 2021 from the year before.
But with e-bikes reaching speeds of nearly 30-miles-per hour, they pose risk for riders, especially children.
L.A. Times reporter Noah Goldberg wrote about a family in the Pacific Palisades who is calling for increased safety measures after their 12-year-old daughter was killed in an e-bike crash.